# Conventional Commits > Generate well-formatted conventional commit messages from staged changes. Use when the user asks to commit changes, write a commit message, or follows the conventional commits standard. - Skill: `claude-code-community-ireland/conventional-commits` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add claude-code-community-ireland/conventional-commits` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/claude-code-community-ireland/conventional-commits/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: Claude-Code-Community-Ireland (https://skillmd.com/u/claude-code-community-ireland) - Updated: 2026-09-10 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/claude-code-community-ireland/conventional-commits --- # Conventional Commits Skill Generate well-formatted conventional commit messages from staged changes. ## Instructions When asked to commit changes or when the user runs `/commit`: 1. **Analyze staged changes** using `git diff --staged` 2. **Identify the type** of change: - `feat`: New feature - `fix`: Bug fix - `docs`: Documentation only - `style`: Formatting, no code change - `refactor`: Code restructuring - `test`: Adding/updating tests - `chore`: Maintenance tasks 3. **Determine the scope** (optional): The part of codebase affected 4. **Write the message** following this format: ``` ():